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OUR PEOPLE

Ā, ui mai ki a au, he aha te mea nui o te ao?
Then ask myself, what is the most important thing in the world?

He tangata, he tangata, he tangata
It is people, it is people, it is people

Our people at Whakaata Māori are critical to our success as Aotearoa-New Zealand’s Indigenous broadcaster.
Learn more about the leaders guiding our waka.


Te Rūnanga Kaiwhakatere o Whakaata Māori

Board of Directors

Jamie Tuuta

Toihau

Board Chair

Peter-Lucas Jones

Toihau Tuarua

Deputy Chair

Whetū Fala

Kaiwhakatere

Director

Kingi Kiriona

Kaiwhakatere

Director

Dr. Reuben Collier MNZM

Kaiwhakatere

Director

Tiwana Tibble

Kaiwhakatere

Director

Holly Bennett

Kaiwhakatere

Director

Te Pae Urungi

Executive Leadership Team
Shane Taurima
Kaihautū
Chief Executive
Sumeet Bhanot
Kaiurungi Ahumoni
Director of Finance
Andrew McNaughton
Kaiurungi Hangarau
Director of Technology, Operations and Strategy
Maria Barlow
Kaiurungi Pāpāho
Director of Content and Audience Engagement
Ngarimu Parata
Kaiurungi Toi Tangata
Director People, Language and Culture

Te Taurapa

Senior Leadership Team
Ngatapa Black
Head of Content
Tūhoe, Te Whānau a Apanui
Natalie Sharp
Head of Brand, Marketing & Sales
Ngāti Raukawa, Te Atiawa
Hoani Smith
Head of Media & Broadcast
Ngāti Rakaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu
Martin Hale
Head of Facilities and Operations
Gerald Masters
Head of Technology and Platforms
Ashish Verma
Financial Controller
Keeley Sanders
Head of Audience, Strategy & Insights
Peata Melbourne
News Editor
Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata
Erana Karauti
Head of Communications and Engagement
Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Tūkorehe, Ngāti Raukawa
Dr. Hinurewa Poutu
Head of Reo & Tikanga
Ngāti Rangi, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Maniapoto

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